Venue Change
Please note the following venue changes:
12 September – The Final Symphonic Concert
Location: Teatru Manoel (Change in Venue)
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The Final Symphonic Concert – Valletta Guitar Festival 2026
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Venue: Teatru Manoel, Valletta
Time: 8:30 pm
Produced by Festivals Malta
The Valletta Guitar Festival 2026 comes to a spectacular close at Teatru Manoel with an evening celebrating the passion, colour and irresistible rhythms of Spanish and Latin-inspired music.
The concert brings together the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alan Chircop, and the acclaimed French guitar quartet Quatuor Éclisses. From the dramatic melodies of Carmen and the brilliance of Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz to the vibrant rhythms of Libertango, España Cañí and other orchestral favourites, the programme promises a memorable finale filled with elegance, energy and musical flair.
Artists
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
Alan Chircop – Conductor
Quatuor Éclisses – Guitars
Programme
Quatuor Éclisses Solo
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias
Georges Bizet – Excerpts from Carmen
Aragonaise
Habanera
Seguidilla
Toreadors
Entr’acte
Gypsy Dance
Arrangement: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Duration: 20 minutes
Quatuor Éclisses and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto Andaluz
For four solo guitars and orchestra
Tiempo de Bolero – Allegro vivace
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
Allegretto – Allegro – Allegretto
Soloists: Quatuor Éclisses
Duration: 25 minutes
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
Pascual Marquina Narro – España Cañí, Pasodoble
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Carlos Gardel – Por Una Cabeza
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Spanish Dance from Swan Lake
Emmanuel Chabrier – Habanera and España
Georges Bizet – Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Duration: 27 minutes